Month: September 2016

Sixty-five kilometres from the capital city of Bhubaneshwar, and thirty-five kilometres from Jagannath Puri, with even the last hamlet a few miles away, the Sun Temple in Konark gives ‘in the middle of nowhere’ an all-new meaning. Built in the 13th Century by King Narasimhadeva of the Ganga dynasty, by the now-vanished Chandrabhaga River, this UNESCO World Heritage site is often compared with Khajuraho for … Continue reading UNESCO World Heritage Week: In The Kingdom Of The Sun

Dear B, You might be slightly surprised to see this letter, after all we haven’t spoken in almost four years, since that muggy afternoon when I left. It is not that I have forgotten you, in fact I remember you very often — and very fondly — but I have not had the courage to write to you. I have been afraid that talking to … Continue reading A Husband, A lover, and A Woman Caught In Between